Spring Cleaning + March Write On Review-a-Thon + Bloggiesta

Life is hectic. How many times have I said that? I was up until 3am working on something non-work and non-blogging related that I might tell you about soon, and I am knackered. It’s done now, though, so now all I have to do is wait. I’m relieved to have got it out of the way just in time for the Easter bank holidays… YES, four-day weekend! Which meeeeans… I have time to GSD on my blogs! (BlogS… you guys know I also blog over at Books Are My Fandom, right? We constantly have giveaways going, so take a look!)

Now you’re wondering what the point of all my rambling is, aren’t you?

WELL, the point is that I am going to dedicate some of this extra time to tidying up the blog and getting a head start on the next few weeks of blogging. I’m not planning on doing anything too big, though you may have noticed I’ve started changing up the format of my post titles. I’m saving the big stuff for the end of April, with a redesign planned and my ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

What am I doing this weekend…? Hopefully as much as possible of the following!

Sorting My Life Out

Ok, so this is not exactly a blogging specific challenge, but I want to dedicate some time this weekend to just generally getting some stuff done that I’ve been putting off.

Clean up the guest room (AKA my library) – It is a tip. There are books and swag EVERYWHERE.

Spend some time every day with the boyfriend – I signed up for far too many blog tours a few months ago, and this meant I was overwhelmed with ARCs to read the past couple of months. The poor boyfriend has suffered, so I want to spend some time each day doing things with him, like watching movies, playing computer games and hopefully having a braai (South African for barbecue) if the weather permits. Oh, and eating our way into chocolate comas on Sunday!

Practicing mindfulness every morning for at least ten minutes – Part 1 of my therapy homework.

Making a list of all the things I think I have to do… then seeing if I actually have to do them, and whether I can find a reason I want to do them – Part 2 of my therapy homework. (Because I apparently think I have to do everything.)

Just to clarify, I want to do the following, but I will not beat myself up if I don’t do them! (See, Therapist, I’m being good.)

March Write On Review-a-Thon

From the creator herself, Brittany @ Book Bumblings:

The Write On Review-a-Thon is a challenge for writing book reviews. From Friday through Sunday, we all band together and write as many reviews as possible. It’s a weekend for you to either catch up on reviews or get ahead on upcoming ones. It doesn’t matter if you write one review or 10 – if you write a review, you’re in. 🙂 Join this month’s challenge here.

I plan on catching up on the following reviews:

Slumber by Christy Sloat (blog tour)

Adorkable by Cookie O’Gorman (blog tour)

Nameless by Jennifer Jenkins (most of it drafted, just needs a polish)

Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard (currently reading)

Earth’s End by Elise Kova (drafted)

Water’s Wrath by Elise Kova

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (50% drafted)

The Love That Split the World by Emily Henry

The Great Hunt by Wendy Higgins

I don’t anticipate finishing all of them. I figure 1-3 are High Priority, 4-6 are Normal Priority and 7-9 are Low Priority.

Spring 2016 Bloggiesta

This is my first time joining in Bloggiesta, and I’m not entirely sure how it works, if I’m honest. I guess I’m supposed to write a to-do list and choose a few challenges? Well, here’s my list:

Blog hop every day! I want to comment on at least 20 different blogs this week (see Book Journey’s past challenge), and I want to make sure that I’m sharing all of your lovely posts around.

So happy you joined Bloggiesta. It’s a lot of fun and the kick in the pants I need every time. Procrastinator over here. I hope you like Delicious Library! And I love the ARC tracker that Book Bumblings has. <3 Good luck, and be freaking awesome!

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Dani. Mid-twenties. Ask me where I’m from and you’ll get a 10-minute story. Now in London. EdTech consultant. Fae junkie. Lover of YA and NA. Grammar beast. Beta reader and proofreader. Going steady with Coke Zero and the Boyf. Read more here.

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